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ATMs In Times Of Crisis: 3 Major Crises Where People Couldn’t Get Their Cash From the Bank

For anyone who has watched the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, you’ll remember the famous scene – Jimmie Stewart’s beleaguered character “George Bailey” attempting to calm a growing crowd that has descended upon the bank demanding their money. He…

Sarah Bauder
December 13, 2019

Federal Reserve, Gold, In the news, Investing

Mainstream sentiment for gold reaches new low

As commodity markets continue to sell off worldwide due to deteriorating global growth, many mainstream financial media outlets have been quick off the mark to highlight the ongoing “rout” in precious metals – with most of the mocking and jestful…

Andre McCarthy
July 31, 2015

banks, Federal Reserve, Gold Info

3 Ways that Gold beats Cash Savings

Two of the primary economic functions of “money” are… To create a store of value for wealth accumulation and To facilitate trade through a universal medium. To this end, both cash savings of national currencies (such as the US dollar…

Nick Sandles
June 19, 2014

general

Why Bitcoin Will Outlive the US Dollar

The US dollar has been the world’s reserve currency for nearly fifty years. Dollars are in every bank around the world, making up almost two-thirds of all foreign bank reserves. And whether its oil, soybeans, or sugar, dollars are used…

Nick Sandles
October 29, 2013

Gold

The Dollar is Doomed

Last week I helped my 84 year-old father sort through his old coin collection. His modest collection is kept in two old cigar boxes, and judging from all the dust on them he hadn’t looked at them for decades. The…

Nick Sandles
September 6, 2013

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